This enemy, wearing sunglasses and pink speedo, appears on screen only when Popo and Nana take too long to advance. Taking them into account along with moving platforms and sliding ice, timing jumps can be more difficult. Unlike the Topi, which is confined to one floor of the mountain, Nitpickers can cross over multiple ice layers. The Nitpicker is a small, mountain-dwelling bird that swoops down from icy caves on the levels' edges. This process repeats until no more openings on their layer of ice exist. To do this, a Topi scouts out an opening in the floor, runs back to its cave, and reemerges pushing an icicle to fill in two blocks. Topis have the ability to fill in holes in the floor with ice. Topis come in two varieties: the blue seal featured in the Japanese Famicom Ice Climber release, and the short yeti seen in Western versions and VS. At the top of the peak, the Condor flies overhead.Įnemies encountered on the way up the mountains include the Topi, Nitpicker, and White Bear. Collecting just one piece of corn from the fifth bonus stage is the only way to gain an extra life. The peak is also the only place to recover stolen vegetables, most notably eggplants. Within a 40 second time limit and no enemies, the Ice Climbers often face trickier jumps and multiple moving platforms. Finally, many mountains include unbreakable moving platforms resembling clouds. Hatched ice acts as a conveyor belt sliding the Eskimo either left or right. Square ice blocks with higher detail are indestructible, forcing the player to take another path. Standard, dull ice blocks pose no threat other than an easily disposed of barrier and platform. Each mountain level consists of eight layers of colorful ice and a bonus stage. The only tool they carry is a wooden mallet to carve openings in the ice above and to club enemies. The first player controls Popo, a boy wearing a blue Eskimo parka, while the second player controls Nana, a girl wearing a pink Eskimo parka. In some European countries, the NES console was sold bundled with the game, increasing Ice Climber's familiarity outside Japan. In Ice Climber, the characters Popo and Nana, collectively known as the Ice Climbers, venture up 32 ice-covered mountains to recover stolen vegetables from a giant condor. Ice Climber is a vertical platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Family Computer in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in 1985. Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. If you think that the game in your browser doesn't work as it should, try to choose another online emulator from this table.
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Starting from a random location, your mobile base has to stay ahead of the aliens by darting around the map making contact with resistance cells in various regions, collecting supplies, and launching raids against the aliens. “The completely redesigned world strategic map is also much more dynamic and replayable than in the previous game. They’re also fun to mess around with in the head-to-head multiplayer mode. Some of these aliens are absolutely vicious, and the AI usually knows how to use them effectively, especially on higher difficulty settings. But considering what they’re up against, they don’t feel overpowered. Augmenting those abilities with weapon upgrades is also excellent: I combined a Sharpshooter’s Killzone skill with a high-capacity ammo mod, which lets him take up to an incredible six reaction shots in one turn. The Specialist’s remote hacking and healing abilities, for instance, sets them completely apart and introduces some interesting risk-reward opportunities, especially against robotic enemies. XCOM’s easy to understand two-move-per-turn system returns, and while these five soldier classes may be similar in theme to their Enemy Unknown counterparts, they play very differently thanks to new and diverse ability sets. That’s fantastic, because not only is the AI displaying a rare will to survive, it gives you another thing to think about when engaging: leave no survivors, or the next fight might be harder. I can’t say I ever had a mission where I lost because the map wasn’t fairly laid out (though I definitely had some tough-to-cross stretches thanks to my use of explosives).Ībove: We play two missions with Firaxis.Plus, when you take out two of the three aliens in a group, the last one is sometimes smart enough to retreat and group up with another nearby group. Some missions have turn timers that force you to make risky moves, or to make a hasty retreat. Without knowing ahead of time where an objective will be or the location of the enemy, you’ll attack and defend, extract or kill VIPs, and blow things up. The same goes for the high-quality procedurally generated maps, and a good variety of mission types. Will you get incendiary grenades, which are great for disabling enemy special abilities and inflicting damage over time? Or poison rounds, which impair accuracy while also dealing steady damage? Or trace rounds, which increase accuracy on top of their other upgrades? You can’t count on anything, but you will get something, and having to adapt to make use of what’s available is a constant challenge. You can see what we thought of XCOM 2 in our review (SPOILERS: we loved it).“Likewise, every time through the 20 to 30-hour campaign you’ll see a random assortment of weapon modifications, soldier stat boosts, special ammo and grenade types, psionic powers, bonuses for covering continents with your resistance network, and more. It’ll cost you £55, which is a sweet deal when the base game is going for £34.99 on its own. Instantly select your ability with the flexibility of the controller’s Touch MenusĪ new bundle containing a copy of XCOM 2 and a Steam controller is also available on Steam.Experience precise and responsive 1:1 camera controls using the touchpads in the Geoscape and the Tactical view.Use a different control scheme based on the in-game situation.The developer is yet to confirm support for other pads, but fans will likely enable support in the coming weeks.įiraxis has released an official config explaining exactly what you can do with Valve’s controller: So it seems owners of Xbox and Playstation pads are out of luck for now. Unfortunately, no other controllers currently work with the game. The feature is available at launch (today), and can be accessed by anyone with a Steam controller. HAPPY XCOM 2 DAY! The highly anticipated turn-based sequel is now available on PC, and support for the Steam controller is built in.įiraxis Games has announced it has been working with Valve to bring controller support to XCOM 2. Firaxis Games has been working with Valve to bring native Steam controller support to XCOM 2. A bare OS image is parsed using machfs (which can read and write the HFS disk format).Though I didn’t go quite that far, I did end up something that is quite flexible: What I effectively wanted was a Dockerfile I could use to build a disk image out of a base OS and a set of programs. While I could just boot the native version of Basilisk II and manually copy things over, if I made any mistakes, or wanted to repeat the process with a different base OS, I would have to repeat everything, which would be tedious and error-prone. I wanted to have a sustainable and repeatable way of building a disk image with lots of Mac software installed. Building Disk Images, or Docker 1995-style There is also basic prefetching support, so that sequential reads are less likely to be blocked on the network.Īlong with some old fashioned web optimizations, this makes the emulator show the Mac’s boot screen in a second, and be fully booted in 3 seconds, even with a cold HTTP cache. Using content addressing makes the large number of identical chunks from the empty portion of the disk map to the same URL. Manually chunking (as opposed to HTTP range requests) allows each chunk to be Brotli-compressed (ranges technically support compression too, but it’s lacking in the real world). Filesystem requests from Emscripten are intercepted, and when they involve a chunk that has not been loaded yet, they are sent off to a service worker who will load the chunk over the network. After some false starts, I settled on an approach where the disk image is broken up into fixed-size content-addressed 256K chunks. However, it seemed like this goal was fundamentally incompatible with the other goal of putting as much software as possible onto it - the more software there was, the bigger the required disk image.Īt this point I switched my approach to downloading pieces of the disk image on demand, instead of all upfront. There was some low-hanging fruit, like actually compressing it (ideally with Brotli), and dropping some unused data from it. Streaming Storage and Startup TimeThe first thing that I looked into was reducing the time spent downloading the disk image that the emulator uses. I wondered what it would take to extend the Basilisk II support to have a macintosh.js-like experience in the browser, and ideally go beyond it. However, it’s an Electron app, and it feels wrong to download a ~250MB binary and dedicate 1 CPU core to running something that was meant to be in a browser. macintosh.js comes closest to that - it packages James’s Basilisk II port with a large (~600MB) disk image and provides a way of sharing files with the host. They’re great for quickly launching a single program and playing around with it, but they don’t have any persistence, way of getting data in or out of it, or running multiple programs at once. However, none of these setups replicated the true feel of using a computer in the 90s. The Macintosh Repository is experimenting with in-browser emulation via either Basilisk II or vMac.RetroWeb Vintage Computer Musem, also based on James’s PCE.js work.OldWeb.Today, which extends James’s Basilisk II work to support a working networking stack.The Internet Archive’s Mac Emulation, which is partly based on James’s PCE.js work.James Friend’s in-browser ports of the Basilisk II and PCE.js emulators.Some research into browser-based alternatives uncovered a few options: As far as I could tell, that was still the state of the art, at least if you were targeting late era 68K Mac emulation. I had earlier experimented with Basilisk II, which worked well enough, but it was rather annoying to set up, as far as gathering a ROM, a boot image, messing with configuration files, etc. My heritage being of the classic Mac line, I was curious what the easiest to use emulation option was in the modern era. Projects like v86 make it easy to run your chosen old operating system in the browser. Between increasing CPU power, WebAssembly, and retrocomputing being so popular The New York Times is covering it, it’s never been easier to relive your 80s/90s/2000s nostalgia. Keeper league: A fantasy league in which you may carry a certain number of players from the previous season into the next season. In many leagues, such a player also must be on his actual NFL team's injured reserve list or officially listed as "out" for that week's game. Injured Reserve (IR): For fantasy leagues, this is a roster spot that you can use to stash an injured player. IDP (Individual Defensive Player) leagues: These leagues use the stats produced by NFL players on the defensive side of the ball, usually in place of defense/special teams (D/ST) units. It's a protection policy that allows you to replace your star player with the player most likely to step into the vacated role should an injury/suspension occur. Managers most frequently seek "insurance" at the running back position. Insurance player: Rostering the primary backup to one of your better players. Also see: ceiling.įree agent: A player who is not currently rostered by a team in your league. A low floor means he carries a notable risk of doing little or nothing statistically. A high floor means the player should provide consistent fantasy production. You may also hear this referred to as a "lottery ticket" or "dart throw."įloor: The lowest expected statistical production a player has for a week, season or career. Also see: superflex.įlier (flyer): A player who is drafted or added as a free agent because there is an outside chance that he may exceed expectations for that week or a season. Typically, such a spot can be filled by a running back, wide receiver or tight end, though some leagues also include other or fewer positions in their flex spot(s). Also see: snake drafts and salary cap drafts.ĭynasty league: A long-term league where you carry over most of your roster from the end of one season to the beginning of the following season.įAAB (Free Agent Acquisition Budget): A set amount of units each team has to spend on free agents during the season, typically done by blind bids, with the highest bid adding the player to its roster.įlex: A utility roster spot. You cut/drop/release the player for a free agent or via waivers.ĭeep league: Typically, leagues with more than 12 teams.ĭepth chart: The hierarchy within each NFL team at a given position - e.g., starting quarterback, backup quarterback, third-string quarterback.ĭraft: How each team in your league builds its respective roster of players. May also include other helpful things like injury reports, depth charts, sleepers, busts and breakouts.Ĭommissioner (Commish, League Manager, LM): The Commish is responsible for creating the league, setting the scoring, determining the roster requirements and managing the league as the season moves along, including settling any disputes.Ĭut, drop, release: Each can be used interchangeably to refer to a player who you no longer want on your team. Also see: floor.Ĭheat sheet: Rankings used for fantasy drafts. A low ceiling means he sports little upside. A high ceiling means the player has the potential to score a lot of fantasy points. This is called their "bye week." Some fantasy leagues also grant a bye week to their teams.Ĭeiling: The maximum statistical upside a player has for a week, season or career. A player can be a bust in a given week or for the season as a whole.īye week: Each NFL team takes one week off during the 18-week NFL season. This often refers to players who may not receive a heavy workload, but have a tendency to make big plays and score long touchdowns.īreakout: A player who has made a significant leap in production compared to what he had done previously in his career.īust: A player who has not lived up to your expectations. Their production will not count toward your total score.īest-ball scoring: A format in which the manager doesn't need to set his/her lineup, rather it is determined by taking the highest-scoring players at each available lineup spot.īoom-or-bust: A player who has a high ceiling, a low floor and is usually inconsistent on a week-to-week basis. It is important to make sure that you are looking for the ADP that applies to your league's scoring (e.g., PPR, non-PPR), because a player's ADP will fluctuate based on those rules.īench players: Players on your team who are not in your starting lineup for a given week. An ADP of 12.0 means that player is being drafted on average 12th overall. ADP (Average Draft Position): The average spot in the draft where a player is being drafted. ‘How did I manifest one million dollars in my Westpac bank account so quickly?’ This causes the subconscious mind to seek out the ‘how it happened’ part, which often results in the manifestation itself.įor example, using the above desire of manifesting one million dollars, I would write my afformation as: The question is asked in a manner so as to insinuate that something is already in existence, but questioning how it came to pass. Afformation:Īn afformation is similar to an affirmation, only this time, the statement is posed as a question. ‘Westpac bank account’ – this is a confirmation of something the subconscious mind already knows exists. ‘One million dollars’ – is a specific amount the subconscious mind is familiar with. ‘Now that’ – establishes a moment in time where your desire has already come into manifestation. Being in gratitude places you in the receiving mode. ‘Grateful’ – evokes the energy of being in a state of gratitude. ‘Happy’ – the word happy is most often energiesed to exist in a state of zero resistance. ‘I Am’ – denotes existence in the present moment. Key ingredients to an affirmation statement: In which case, you should rewrite the statement until you find that you no longer have a negative reaction to it. If there is a negative feeling, then chances are you have significant resistance built up to it. Once you have the statement written out, sit back and ponder on how you feel about what you’ve written out. Spend some time here perfecting your statement. Same desire, same overall result, just different pathways to getting there. This will amount to $100,000 a month and a million dollars in about 10 months. In the second instance, I specified a dollar amount within a shorter time period, with a clear avenue via which to receive the money. In the first instance I stated the overall dollar amount and left it open to the universe to fill in the ‘how’ and ‘when’. ‘I am extremely happy and grateful now that I am easily generating $25,000 a week trading stocks’. ‘I am extremely happy and grateful now that I have one million dollars sitting in my Westpac Bank account.’ Write this desire out in either an affirmation or afformation formatĪn affirmation uses ‘I am’ statements in the present tense, and ensures some degree of gratitude.įor example, if my desire was to manifest one million dollars, I may write an affirmation like below: If you’re in sales, a sigil that generates leads for you, or multiplies your sales each month.Įven a sigil to keep your physically fit and in good shape.ĭraw up a list of the areas in your life where you need universal energy to flow, then move onto the next step. If you have a business, consider X number of more customers weekly / monthly / quarterly.įor each desire, you’ll need a separate sigil.Ī sigil where people around you go out of their way to help you.Ī sigil for recognition and promotions at work, or a general one for help with your career. If you hold a job, consider a pay rise or a new opportunity that pays significantly more. If I want to generate more money, I might focus on a desire that is a specific dollar amount and the avenue may be through Forex trading. If you’re seeking wealth, be specific about the dollar amount, and if possible, the avenue via which the money will flow.įor example, by profession, I’m a trader of currency and equities. If there are, then there will be heavy resistance against your desire manifesting into your material reality.įrom experience, this manifestation method works better if what you desire is specific. It has to be something realistic, with not too many negative thoughts or feelings attached. The first thing you must do is to choose a desired end result Let me share a simple sigil creation method with you. Everytime we look at or are in the presence of the sigil, the energy of our desire having already come to pass activates within the subconscious. When we awaken a sigil, it creates an imprint within our subconscious mind as living energy. When created and awakened properly, it can hold and evoke tremendous life altering energy. Sigils are a graphical representation of our desired intention. Utilising a picture is one of the fastest ways in which to activate a specific energy in our subconscious mind, in the shortest period of time. Frequently asked questions to creating powerful sigilsĮver hear the saying “A picture tells a thousand words”? Most of us have. Using the letters left, create a shape that represents to you your desire Remove from the statement or question all vowels and duplicate letters Visualise the reality the statement represents Write this desire out in either an affirmation or afformation format … But I’ve been thrown against walls because I’m not a ‘real’ woman. Brilliant people and executives who have been collaborative and fought for important art. Jaclyn Moore, a trans writer, executive producer and showrunner who spent four seasons on Netflix’s Dear White People, took a stand on Twitter to say that she will no longer work with Netflix while the company continues to “put out and profit from blatantly and dangerously transphobic content.” She added: “I love so many of the people I’ve worked with at Netflix. Negative reviews and viewers loudly condemning his latest special is a message to the industry that audiences don’t support platforming anti-LGBTQ diatribes. GLAAD weighed in on Twitter: “Dave Chappelle’s brand has become synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities. Netflix should immediately pull The Closer from its platform and directly apologize to the transgender community.” “Perpetuating transphobia perpetuates violence. “With 2021 on track to be the deadliest year on record for transgender people in the United States - the majority of whom are Black transgender people - Netflix should know better,” NBJC executive director David Johns said in a statement released to media. In the few days since The Closer was released, Chappelle has received condemnation from the NBJC, which called for the special to be pulled from the streamer. I miss the old-school gays … the Stonewall gays. “I’m not that fond of these newer gays - too sensitive, too brittle. “I don’t hate gay people, I respect the shit out of you - not all of you,” he says. top 10 list of the streamer’s most popular titles, also features jabs at white gays, the #MeToo movement and lesbians, among others. Rowling by identifying as “team TERF,” a term that means trans-exclusionary radical feminist, an ideology that excludes trans women as women. He also sided with Harry Potter author J.K. That is a fact,” he says in the special, his last of a string of Netflix specials that also included Sticks & Stones, Equanimity and The Bird Revelation. Every human being in this room, every human being on Earth, had to pass through the legs of a woman to be on Earth. This is real life.”īut that is precisely what the LGBTQ community, and in particular trans women, have objected to after Chappelle used their real lives, bodies and gender identity as punchlines in The Closer. Fuck NBC News, ABC News, all these stupid ass networks. At another point, he was more blunt: “Fuck Twitter. The line, and many more like it, was greeted by rapturous applause from the crowd, which included a masked Brad Pitt, Tiffany Haddish, Donnell Rawlings, Chuck Lorre, Sterling K. “If this is what being canceled is like, I love it,” the 48-year-old said in response to a standing ovation. Comedian Jeff Ross kicked off the program with a short set, followed by a screening of the film, which one attendee described as “moving.” Then came Chappelle - dressed in a suit, with his wife and a cigarette in hand - for the main event that saw him being heralded at the mic on numerous occasions as the greatest living comic. Some were on the bill tonight, including Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Stevie Wonder, poet Amir Sulaiman, Nas, Lizzo and a singing Jon Hamm. Jimmy Kimmel Takes Shots at Will Smith's Oscars Slap Throughout 2023 Show Q #4) Is Fitbit heart rate variability accurate?Īnswer: What’s the point in having a device that is not accurate in measurements? This is why Fitbit manufacturers have put up key notifications in all essential skills and sensors which helps you in getting the right results. So these bands can automatically recognize the activities. These fitness bands can automatically detect when you are undergoing any physical activity or preparing for sleep.įitbit has produced multiple sensors included in the bands which allow you to get great notifications and insight. Q #3) Do you have to tell Fitbit you are exercising?Īnswer: The sensors included in your fitness tracker provide a maximum response for your strength and exercising. It is important that you choose a fitness band that has these features. For weight lifting, you’ll need heart rate monitoring, cardio, and other sensors like strength training activities. Here are some choices you can pick from the list below:Īnswer: If you are getting involved in multiple physical activities, it is important to have a sensor that allows you to get accurate results. The best Fitbit for men and women must include all essential features that will help you in getting the best results. As a result, keeping a tab on the best fitness tracking activities and the regime is much easier. Q #1) What is the best Fitbit to buy for a man?Īnswer: It is understood that both men and women go through several physical activities throughout the day. Having complete support from multiple connectivity options will help you get the best results. Some devices also have Bluetooth connectivity while some other includes LTE support. Having support from Voice Assistant or Alexa will be helpful.Īnother key feature that you need to look for is the option of having great connectivity technology. You need to make sure about the voice assistant’s support as well. The next key thing that you need to keep in mind is the option of having decent waterproofing and voice assistant support. As a result, you can view improved metrics and interfaces. When the fonts are big, it will allow you to get a better display font size. Expert Advice: When selecting the best Fitbit for Men, the first thing that you need to consider is the option of having a decent screen size. Although the Hybrid configuration itself can be set up, you’re likely to have your Hybrid mail flow from on-prem to the cloud rejected due to your dynamic IP address. If you’re trying to set up a Hybrid with Office 365 things become a bit harder. I have seen some people get around this using a VPN tunnel and a smart host service, so all is not lost, but it makes things more complex overall. If your ISP does not provide a smart host, and offers no way to request an exception to the rules, then you may be out of luck. Sending outbound email directly vs sending via a smart host The basic solution is to configure your outgoing email to use the ISP server as a smart host. While this isn’t a big deal for a test lab that just wants to send some test messages, it is nice to see that your outbound email actually works, so if you can get around it with minimal effort then it’s worth it. Any email sent from such an IP address is likely to be junked or blocked entirely during the initialization of the SMTP connection.Īnother factor is that many ISPs block outbound SMTP connections from their customers to the internet at large, only allowing them to specific hosts such as the ISP’s own SMTP servers. But the solution for both is the same, it just depends whether your ISP supports it.Īt the heart of the issue is how untrustworthy the dynamic IP address ranges for residential/consumer ISPs are, given their history of residential computers being compromised and used as botnets to spread spam, malware, or DDoS attacks. Outbound connections tend to be more troublesome because there are two common issues. Outbound Connections from a Dynamic Public IP Address I have not encountered any issues with the above solution so it should work for test environments or real production environments, though I generally wouldn’t recommend it for production environments. CNAME records in DNS for my namespaces and MX records that alias to the dynamic hostname.A DSL router that supports the dynamic DNS provider, or the provider’s downloadable client software.So inbound connections to an Exchange Server on a dynamic public IP can work by using: I configure normal MX records, for example, and alias that to the hostname. Using a dynamic DNS provider for external access to Exchange Server This allows me to still acquire SSL certificates for my Exchange server because I am the owner of, whereas I am not the owner of and therefore can’t buy SSL certificates for hostnames in that domain. Instead, I set up my Exchange namespaces (such as “”) as CNAME records in DNS that alias to the “” hostname. However, I don’t use that free hostname for my Exchange namespaces. If you want to avoid that 30 day confirmation process their paid plans are very inexpensive, and you can even use them to host your own domain name. If my IP doesn’t change for 30 days then I simply click a link in an email that No-IP sends me to re-confirm that I am using the hostname. My DSL router includes a feature that will automatically update No-IP with my new public IP address each time it changes (as an alternative, they provide a client that you can install to handle this). Most recently I used No-IP who have a free option. You can shop around and choose one you’re comfortable with. There are a variety of providers out there, some are free and some are paid. The solution I use for dynamic IP addresses is to sign up with a dynamic DNS provider. If you’re trying to learn about Exchange Server then having inbound connectivity to services such as Outlook Anywhere, OWA, and ActiveSync is helpful, and so is being able to establish inbound mail flow or to set up a Hybrid configuration with Office 365. Inbound Connections to a Dynamic Public IP Addressįirst, the inbound connections. But let’s take a look at the solutions anyway. Outbound mail flow will often be blocked by the ISP not allowing outbound SMTP connections from dynamic IP rangesĮach of those has a solution and depending on your circumstances you may be able to solve them all, but I know that in some cases the problems are not able to be overcome.Outbound mail flow from a dynamic IP will often be blocked due to IP reputation issues or spam block lists.Inbound connections to the server such as OWA (HTTPS) or incoming email (SMTP) will stop working if the dynamic IP changes and the DNS records for your external URLs (such as the OWA URL) and MX records aren’t updated to the new IP address.There’s three challenges that present themselves here: But it also comes up occasionally for businesses running on those types of internet connections. This is most common when people are running an Exchange Server test environment at home with a residential, consumer-grade internet connection. Every now and then I get a question relating to running an Exchange server on an internet connection that only has a dynamic public IP address available. Let’s face it, nobody wants to be the parent who has to stand guard over the child while the other just sleeps rather comfortably right next to him. Once again, not really, but it can be if he’s under constant supervision, something that might be ideal for one parent, but not for the other. That said, is it useful for its intended purpose, for safe co-sleep and bed-sharing with the parents? That’s why it should be kept out of baby cribs and most other sleeping environments. This is what many people believe is the main (but unconfirmed) cause of SIDS. While it does say that the sides are made from breathable fabric, you’ll have to remember that pillows are too and pillows are already prohibited from being in the baby’s sleep area due to risks of carbon rebreathing. Honestly, it just ends up looking like a small lifeboat that ironically puts the child in more danger than it prevents. Its main intent was to simulate a womb at first, but while it might be a feeling that the child might recognize, life inside your womb and outside it are quite different as the baby isn’t fed oxygen directly and can suffocate in a similar space without it. While the Dock A Tot itself is being branded as an alternative sleep environment for the child, it’s only meant to be used outside of cribs and the like, as a standalone product. This, in turn, led to a lot of new and inexperienced parents doing the same, thinking it’d help their newborn sleep easier, but all it did was expose their kiddos to an unnecessary risk that was actually completely against proposed safety standards. The mistake I mentioned earlier in the introduction relates to this because the people over at Dock A Tot made the mistake of showing pictures of the baby lounger being placed in the baby’s sleeping area. There needs to be no extra fluff in the form of crib bumpers, stuffed toys, pillows, or anything else that might be labeled as “sleep products” because they only increase the potential risk of suffocation. You see, the key to proper infant sleep is to have their crib, cradle, or infant bassinet flat and free of any other stuff that new parents often think is necessary. Yes, but only if you use it properly, and even then it’s not often recommended thanks to the cumbersome hurdles that the setup poses. However, while it is a dangerous product if used in any manner that’s not compliant with consumer product safety commission (CPSC) guidelines, this baby lounger can still be a very good way to get your little one to fall asleep or hang around you as long as he’s supervised. This is mostly done because of Dock A Tot’s poor initial advertising campaign which showed pictures of the product being used in such a manner. Many people put them in the cribs themselves too which is a very big no-no. These present a very real hazard for a co-sleeper. That’s because co-sleepers are at a higher risk of getting impacted by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) due to being surrounded by, what are essentially, crib bumpers. Sure the bumpers are branded as breathable, but they’re still a hazard for safe sleep according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as co-sleeping isn’t considered safe for your little one when he’s still an infant. While it may seem like a neat little gimmick and something that’s snug enough for the child to fit in, it’s actually a really big safety hazard in many ways, especially when used as a co-sleeping tool. The most direct answer to the question of Can baby sleep in Dock A Tot is a rather surprising no, though there is a but attached there too. Given its design, you have likely pondered – can baby sleep in Dock A Tot? During one of your searches for the ideal alternative to cribs, you may have ended up on the Dock A Tot Deluxe once or twice. All components are Intertek tested and proven free from harmful substances.Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Class 1 certified (EU).22″ L (with clasps closed) x 8-1/2″ WĭockATot™ has received the following certifications in the U.S. Dimensions: 18″ W x 29-34″ L (29 inches with clasps closed and 34 inches with clasps open).Age recommendation: Stage 1, 0-8 months/5 lbs – 22 lbs.Free from phthalates, heavy metals & flame retardants.Tube & Pad are made from 100% polyester.
If you’re building a PC, or looking for a good (non Apple Silicon) laptop to run Resolve, then everything below still applies.įirst things first, you can download the DaVinci Resolve 15 configuration guide here. So, that said, please note that the minimum hardware specs you’re going to find in this article below, apply to DaVinci Resolve running on a PC, or an Intel Mac. Read More: Apple Silicon and the Future of Computing I invested in an entry level 16-inch Macbook Pro with the M1 Pro and 16GB RAM because honestly, for my work there would be no measurable performance increase by spending more money on the M1 Max with 32GB or more RAM. The M1 and M2 Macs will put many conventional x86 high-end workstations to shame. Noise reduction is one of the exceptions, at least in a 4K timeline at full resolution, but still, that kind of performance from a $699 Mac is incredibly impressive. DaVinci Resolve runs happily on an M1 Mac Mini with only 8GB of unified memory and plays 4K media on a 4K timeline with most operations on the Resolve Color Page processed in real time. However, Apple Silicon has changed everything in terms of the minimum hardware requirements and cost of entry to professional post production for creators and filmmakers. For many such systems, the general points you’ll find here are just as valid as they were years ago, even with the latest hardware choices. I first published this article in 2015, and as you read on, what I present here applies to conventional x86 based PC’s and Intel Macs. However, just as million dollar proprietary systems serving Hollywood blockbusters gave way to software running on off the shelf computer hardware, I believe we are again at a major turning point where an entry level Apple Silicon Mac can easily run this software with sufficient performance for the majority of visual creators. If you want the ultimate performance, this is still true. Up until very recently, high end video post production tools such as Resolve required high end workstation class computer hardware, with multiple dedicated GPU’s and ideally, hundreds of GB RAM. Those days of million dollar suites that only large commercial post facilities could afford are long gone, and computer technology has raced ahead in performance to the point where almost anybody with the desire to learn, can now have access to these tools. Through the latter half of the 1980’s to early 2000’s DaVinci was a specialized color corrector tied to telecine and film scanners, it required dedicated hardware costing many hundreds of thousands of dollars. DaVinci Resolve has brought about a revolution in the accessibility and democratization of professional video post production, and with Resolve on iPad, Blackmagic Design are clearly not done disrupting things. DaVinci Resolve has a long history in high-end film and video finishing, starting long before it was acquired by Blackmagic Design, and long before it was a software solution. I originally started compiling this guide in 2015 with Resolve 11, and as of my latest update to this post, we’re on Resolve 18, which will soon come to the Apple Silicon powered iPad Pro. As with all things tech, change comes quickly. |